Daily Kennebec journal., 1887-12-13

and Mr.. Turner of Georgia moved as a sub
stiutute that special committee be selected
10 SIT on the case. Turner'S motion was lost
and Holman's carried. When Sunset Cox
arose this morning to ask that the democrats
be allowed the use of house for caucus he
discovered that Mr.. Reed had preempted
the hall There was a great deal of laughter
and it was whispered about that Mr.. Reed
was at his old stand ready for business.
| At l.so T. NJ. the house adjourned. and
eaucnses of both parties were called for the
1 purpose of selecting membership for the
committee on elections.
7 Half an hour after the adjournment of the
republican caucus the democratic representa-
tives met TO choose a-maiority of the election
committee.
Representative Holman moved that Repre-
sentative Turner of Georgia, chairman dur
ing the last Congress, be again appointed.
Turner declined though Holman's motion
was unanimously adopted.
Representative Crisp of Georgia, also de-
clned, but the committee insisted on Crisp
as chairman and reported his name TO the
caucus with the following;
Outhwaite. Ohio; Barry, Mississippi; ;
o'Ferrall, Virginia; Manish, Pennsylvania; !;
O'Neill, Indiana: Moore, Texas; johnson,
North Carolina; Heard, Missouri.
| The caucus accepted the report
1t is now stated by persons who claim to
have authority, that the fisheries negotiations
have been progressing more smoothly than
was supposed. There are men who think that
an agreement will be realized soon after the
commission reassembles in January.
1t is also stated that the Representatives of
Great Britain have admitted all the points
claimed by the American government. Mr..
Chamberlain has found il hard to coucede
the questions in dispute and thus the delay
was caused. Another source of information
affords the following;
1t is believed here that the fishery COM
mission have given up all hope of formu-
lating general treaty and that the most they
hope to accomplish is an agreement on
proctocal defining anew the meaning of GER
tain clauses of the treaty of ISIS, such as
those relating to bail, to repairs and refresh
ments and TO the transshipment in bond
across Canada of American fish.
Ii is understood that such protocol, if it
is agreed on, will be merely explanatory of
the old treaty, and will not have to be sent
to the Senate for action, but if acceptable to
the State department, will provide a mode
of action for the future. A long recess was
taken, at the instance of Chamberlain, who
found it necessary to send his communica-
ton to the British foreign Office by mail and
to await further suggestions by mail, all of
which requires fully three weeks.
The nomination of Secretary Lamar to
the position of Justice of the United States
Supreme Court, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Justice Woods, will be re-
ferred to the Senate Committee on the Ju-
ciciary at the first Executive session held
and the prospect of vigorous fight against
his confirmation daily grows more certain.
Several republican Senators have openly
announced their determination TO leave
nothing undonc which will secure his rejec-
ton. At first the opposition developed was
largely on account of his age, he being past
the limit which the Judiciary Committee in
in former cases has established as the maxi
mum age at 60 years.
Now the fight will be made upon broader
grounds. His extreme position as seces-
sionist during the war his pronounced state
ments in relation to states rights will all be
turned against him.
In latter years he has stood quietly by his
State in the matter of terrorizing the ne
groes and the suppression of their votes, in
direct opposition to the Constitution.
Committees of he Senate visited his state
and found these outrages atrocous in the
extreme, and the republican senators will
vote solidly against his confirmation, and
the unknown quantity senator Riddlsberger
of Virginia will be counted with them.